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Sustainably Creative by Michael Nobbs

Little and Often

The One Thing Today podcast


The One Thing Today podcast is the cornerstone of the Sustainably Creative membership package.

Join me for a daily cuppa

Join me for a morning cuppa as I decide on the one thing I’m going to do each day to move my work on a little and hopefully encourage you to do the same.

Below are some sample episodes. If you enjoy them why not make a regular date to meet up for a morning cuppa to plan your day with me? You can find out more about becoming Sustainably Creative subscribing member here.


One Thing Today #32: Planning a giveaway (and seeing a rainbow)

In which Michael drinks his second cup of coffee a day and talks about his plan for today to write a blog post about all the goodies he’s going to be giving away on his birthday.

Listen to
(eight and a half minutes)


One Thing Today #33: Planning a morning of breakfast, cake and chat

Listen to
(just over six minutes).


One Thing Today #34: Seen and unseen work

In which Michael pours out a cup of English Breakfast tea and talks a little about the difference between seen and unseen work.

Listen to
(about five and a half minutes).


One Thing Today #35: Not hunting Hugh MacLeod’s wooly mammoth

In which Michael drinks a mug of coffee and talks about wooly mammoth hunting and reading Hugh MacLeod’s book, Ignore Everybody and 39 Other Keys to Creativity.

Listen to
(about six minutes)


One Thing Today #36: A VERY bad mood

In which Michael drinks tea and admits to being in a VERY bad mood.

Listen to
(about six and a half minutes)


One Thing Today #37: Creating containers to work within

In which Michael drinks the final dregs of his coffee, talks about creating containers to work within and mentions his twitter friend Tyron Love’s (@yummy_lemons) wonderful new autobiographical comic strip.

Listen to
(about eight minutes).


If you enjoyed these podcasts and would like to become a subscribing member of Sustainably Creative so you can listen to them every weekday morning then sign up here.

$3.00 a month (billed every three months).
Or take out an annual subscription for $30/year.

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  • Michael Nobbs

    I'm Michael Nobbs, an artist, blogger and tea drinker (not necessarily in that order).

    I'd like to show you that it is possible to stay creative even when energy is in short supply, and how working on small creative acts on a regular basis can build over time into a substantial body of work (and even a creative career).

    I've written a book called Sustainable Creativity. You're welcome to pay whatever you would like for it.

    Delve a little deeper by becoming a member. If you'd like to delve a little deeper into the material offered here on Sustainably Creative, find out about becoming a member.

    My new book, Getting Your Important Work Done, is currently free for members to download.

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